Contents
Preface
01 Fundamentals
- 1.1 Properties of Fluids
- 1.2 Flow Description
- 1.3 Fundamental Laws of Physics
02 Hydrostatics
- 2.1 Pressure
- 2.2 Manometer
- 2.3 Pressure Force on Plane Surface
- 2.4 Pressure Force on Curved Surface
- 2.5 Flotation
03 Energy Equation
- 3.1 Basic Formula
- 3.2 Applications
04 Momentum Equation
- 4.1 The Principle
- 4.2 Applications
05 Pipe Flow
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Energy losses in pipe flow
- 5.3 Local losses (or Minor losses)
- 5.4 Grade Line
- 5.5 Combination of pipes
- 5.6 Energy Loss in Non-circular Pipes
06 Physical Modelling
- 6.1 Background
- 6.2 Dimensional Analysis
- 6.3 Analysis of Experimental Data
- 6.4 Model and Similarity
07 Open Channel Flow
- What is “Open Channel Flow”
- Channel Geometric Properties
- Calculation of Hydraulic Radius and Hydraulic Mean Depth
08 Uniform Flow
- Introduction
- Laminar or Turbulent Flow
- Energy Loss Equations
- Computation of Uniform Flow
09 Channel Design
- Channel Design
- Compound Channel
- The Best Hydraulic Section
10 Critical Flow
- Small Wave in Open Channel
- Critical Flow
- Critical Flow Computation
11 Rapidly Varied Flow
- 11.1 Sudden Transitions
- 11.2 Depth of Flow
- 11.3 Height of Hump
- 11.4 Specific Energy
12 Hydraulic Jump
- 12.1 Jump Equation
- 12.2 Hydraulic Jump in Rectangular Channel
- 12.3 Hydraulic Jump in Trapezoidal Channel
- 12.4 Hydraulic jump in Sloping Channel
13 Hydraulic Structures
- 13.1 Flumes (Venturi)
- 13.2 Weirs (Broad-crested weir)
- 13.3 Energy dissipators
- 13.4 Sluice Gates
14 Gradually Varied Flow
- 14.1 Equation of Gradually Varied Flow
- 14.2 Classification of Surface Profiles
- 14.3 Flow Profile Sketch
- 14.4 Flow transitions
15 Computation of Flow Profile
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Numerical integration methods
- 15.3 Computation Procedure through an Example
- 15.4 Further Computational Information
16 Unsteady Flow
- 16.1 Basic Types
- 16.2 Rapidly Varied Unsteady Flow
- 16.3 Gradually Varied Unsteady Flows (Saint-Venant equations)
- 16.4 Software packages
17 Hydraulic Machinery
- 17.1 Hydropower and Pumping Station
- 17.2 Turbines
- 17.3 Pump and Pipeline
